Listen, I think we should just focus on our own things. If MERP can serve one purpose, it's the fact that people still care about Middle Earth and Tolkien's works. Trashing on someone else's work is not only counter productive, it's also just disrespectful.

I'm not trying to be rude. However, trying to "severely cripple" Shadow of Mordor will get Tolkien fans no where. A good Middle Earth game won't be made going down this road.

In the meantime, try and focus more on other great games coming out like Witcher 3, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, and of course, Lays of Althas: Sundered Order. And I don't just say Lays of Althas because I'm on the team ;)

I think everyone just needs to calm down, it's not THAT bad. Sure it has its cons. Sure MERP would've been better. But compared to most of the Middle Earth games made thus far, I think it's a refreshing change. A new story, a new game, a new experience.

There's a lot of things you can say about it, but I for one am excited to play a Middle Earth game on my PS4. The producers don't have the movie license(s) from what I've heard, so they'll be able to introduce new things. I'm on board.

I really couldn't care less that you are "an E4 Technician on the U.S.S. Truman" which is probably made up in the first place. Your profession doesn't mean I should take back my comment, if you've "read AND watched the video" then maybe you'd realize this project was sent a Cease & Desist letter by Warner Bros. In effect, they are working on an entirely new project.

But hey, you're the one who is looking to have some fun here. So Mr. Technician, I told you once and I'll tell you again: how about you try reading the front page before making such uneducated comments?

The only thing I can really hope for MERP at this point is that the page never gets shut down. There was talk of deleting it, but I think it would be much better to leave it up. It'll constantly serve as a reminder of what could've been.

Considering I visit this page atleast 3-5 times a day, I must say that it is in fact starting to look much better. Very clean and professional. Have you guys ever considered a weekly update? Some gaming companies do it (Bungie springs to mind) and it seems like a good way to gain popularity.

It doesn't even have to be an update on the game itself, just what's going on in the team, significant events, etc.